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InfoWorld: Developers must cross the `great divide’ to push Linux onto the corporate desktop

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 1, 1999

Thanks to Bill
Longabaugh
for this link.

“On the surface the sheer number of Linux development tools that
are emerging is a great thing. However, there is something missing
that may cause a slowdown in Linux movement to the desktop. I call
it the “great divide.”

“On one side of the great divide are business developers, who
generally have a very specific mission — to write business
applications that will support their organizations while also
providing a competitive advantage vs. other companies in their
field…”

“On the other side of the great divide are open-source
developers, who generally also have a very specific mission — to
create software of the very highest quality while promoting
best-of-breed practices through flexible collaborative
development…”

Complete
story
.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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